Founded in 1980 by Franky Mulliez, Kiloutou is France’s number two equipment rental specialist.
The group has chosen to focus on the short-term rental of construction equipment for a wide range of clients: building trade professionals, civil engineering firms, manufacturers, local authorities and individuals. The company has nearly a thousand different items for rent.
The company’s substantial and steady growth over the last 25 years has been fuelled by the extension of its network of branches and the recognized quality of its services. These factors have helped Kiloutou to build market share and business with construction professionals as well as self-employed craftsmen and manufacturers.
Key financials:
In 2009, Kiloutou reported revenue
of
€264.3 million, thanks to its 2,000 employees based in more than 260 branches across France.
Management:
Kiloutou is managed by Xavier du Boÿs, assisted by a team of seasoned, competent and enthusiastic professionals.
Sagard’s position:
Sagard has been the major shareholder of the group since 2005, alongside Franky Mulliez, and the group’s employees and managers.
“The fact that we chose to partner with Sagard was due to its industrial approach, which is close to the tradition of family owned businesses that it comes from. We speak the same language and share the same desire to pursue the development of Kiloutou.”
Franky Mulliez
Founder
“We are poised to achieve our ambitious goals by adhering to long-standing values that we consider to be very important.”
Xavier du Boÿs
CEO
Investment rationale:
Kiloutou is one of the leaders of the high growth, but still highly fragmented, construction equipment rental market.
Against this backdrop, we feel that the company’s ambitious development plan, combined with the strength of its human resources, brand awareness and multi-client, multi-product business model, will create substantial value.